#1825 We Are Still the 99%: Occupy Wall Street's Unfinished Business, 15 Years Later

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy | Sep 29 2026 | 04:27:42

Air Date: 9/30/2026

Today we look at the legacy of Occupy Wall Street, which was in full swing 15 years ago and changed how the country talks about inequality and the 1%. In the meantime, the cumulative wealth of the 1% in the US has roughly tripled and Trump has the wealthiest cabinet in history running the country, so the concerns expressed at Occupy have only come into sharper relief.

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Occupy! An Unfinished Uprising

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